A Hinds County judge ordered Tony Davis and Shelia Lewis to remove all posts about Sheriff Tyrone Lewis from Facebook and other social media. Shelia Lewis is the Sheriff's ex-wife. The defendants posted on Facebook that Sheriff Lewis molested a child, committed statutory rape and fathered a child by an under-age girl, and other "defamatory accusations". The Court held Sheriff Lewis would be able to prove these posts were not true and that the "evidence produced thus far shows the statements to be false." Earlier post with copy of complaint and exhibits.
Davis and Ms. Lewis have been on a social media rampage this year as they have repeatedly posted lurid and frightening allegations about the Sheriff on Facebook. The charges have been also transmitted through blast emails as numerous people can attest. They have called the Sheriff a pervert and a child molester. They said he got a fourteen year-old girl pregnant and that was just the beginning.
Sheriff Lewis filed suit and requested a temporary restraining order on June 22, 2015. All Hinds County Chancellors recused themselves on July 14. The Mississippi Supreme Court appointed James Bell to hear the case on July 20. A notice of hearing was not issued until August 20. Meanwhile, the Facebook posts and the slanderous emails continued unabated through Jackson's cyber-universe.
Here are some choice quotes from the order:
Sheriff Lewis contends Defendants conspired to commit unlawful acts, more specifically defamation, malicious prosecution, filing false police reports, extortion, cyber-stalking/bullying, among others. Second, Sheriff Lewis contends Defendants made false, unprivileged and defamatory statements about him to others and continued to post and repost them, and caused them to be posted and reposted by others. ....
It was stipulated by Defendant Tony Davis that he posted and republished the accusations of Defendants Lewis, Davis, and Nichols....
The evidence produced thus far shows the statements to be false. This initial view may change upon the production of evidence by the defendants, but for the purpose of this hearing for a temporary restraining order, the present weight of the evidence is that the statements are false...
The Defendant's posts were done within weeks of Sheriff Lewis's election. Sheriff Lewis argues these efforts were to negatively impact his election and to inflict irreparable harm to him. According to Sheriff Lewis, he continues to suffer great and irreparable harm.....
There is a substantial likelihood that the Plaintiff will prevail on the merits of this action...
the Plaintiff is granted a temporary restraining order enjoining the Defendants from harassing Plaintiff through the use of social media, any other electronic media, or in any other manner. Defendants shall not continue and reiterate the same and/or significantly similar statements found in this and prior proceeding to be false and libelous- in fact. Defendants shall remove any and all libelous statements from social media websites which are reflected in Exhibit "D", "E", and "H", of the complaint. More specifically, Defendants shall not continue to assert Tyrone Lewis is the father of Kristie Nichols and Shelia Lewis successfully divorced Tyrone Lewis.
Sheriff Lewis also issued this week subpoenas for depositions to Tony Davis, Kristie Nichols, and Tange Davis. Sheriff Lewis is represented by attorney Dennis Sweet.
21 comments:
Call me old fashioned, call me old school, but when a court issues an order limiting someone's First Amendment rights, I like to see it cite a case or two.
the first amendment is not absolute. you have no free speech rights for slander and libel.
this is inept sheriff vs. mentally ill ex-wife and cohorts. this may be interesting to follow...
Tony Davis is certifiably crazy. Did you read the sick stuff this wacko said, then tells everyone to praise Jesus, along with his nutbag followers.
SMDH
Davis is scary as in postal scary. KF watch your back. He will say or do anything to anybody anywhere, as he has no moral compass. A liar of biblical proportions.
Remember the Ken Tornes murders 1996.
Davis is an embarrassment to JFD.
http://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/tornes-kenneth.htm
What was the race of their replacements?
I read all the smut. I actually felt sorry for Tyrone Lewis. As for the ex's. as in ex-wife and ex-firefighter, these two perverts should get together and seduce each other with broom handles. I want Tyrone Lewis to prevail.
And Sheila Lewis supposedly stood by while Tyrone commits all these acts? What kind of trash is she? Trifling.
And you, Tony Davis, needs to stay off TV. Ugly ass.
Tony Davis is a pussy. Hides behind his Facebook page and spews venom, but never engages his targets personally. He is a pussy, and his followers are all painfully JPS grads. Read the grammar in the comments, or in his posts. Ignorance and just plain stupid prevail.
When I can "stomach" reading it, I view Tony Lewis' Facebook page. He is totally out of control and vengeful and will try to damage anyone he thinks may be slightly out of the straight and narrow. I do note who "likes" his comments and this colors my opinion of them. He has some who "egg" him on and some who re-post. Really is an eye-opener. Melton, who was the craziest mayor Jackson ever had, even brought him back to the Fire Department, after the law suits and settlements, and TD couldn't handle it. Tony Davis is a menace to society and I have no doubt he and the ex-Ms.Lewis did help defeat Sheriff Lewis. Someday, those who bear false witness will have their hands spanked.
His research is also totally tainted by those with an ax to grind, and the DUMBASS gets used and falls for it hook, line and sinker. The shit he uses as "proof" is laughable, but so is he. I hope Bell busts his trashy (your words Tony, but with relevance here) ass and all of his trashy ass associates. Especially the LIARS among them, whose fate will be exposed soon.
I've tried to read the diatribe that Davis has emailed and posted. And see above that others found it as absolute idiotic as I did.
But good ole' TBA falls back on his First Amendment argument, just as he did on his blog recently about the Anon Jane and John Doe cases in Judge Reeves Court last week. Guess he missed a few of those classes in law school that explained that the 1st is not absolute.
Strange he doesn't find the 2nd as absolute as he does the first!
I agree with retired firefighter that Tony Davis is certifiably nuts, he even treated his own brother horribly. I would not believe a word he would say, a simply awful person.
This zero will get his ass kicked by some useful fed up innocent. Why would a 66 or so year old act as he does? One word....OBSESSED.
Davis fucked over me a few years ago. I hope Judge Bell eats that low life loser alive. He is a liar, a nut, a general and conclusive piece of shit. Anyone associated with Jackson government knows it. Especially JFD. May he rot in hell.
Kingfish, what's legally necessary for a public official like Sheriff Lewis to win a defamation lawsuit?
My understanding is that public officials have to jump through extra hurdles to win a case like this.
Wish we still had debtor's prison. This douchebag would die in there, after Sweet gets through with him. What a loser.
10:58, proving what Davis posted was malicious, a lie, meant to hurt, humiate, defame and embarrass based on nothing but hot air and a "wish list", and the nut Davis is toast, and not a hot second too soon.
So Tyrone Lewis just need to prove Tony Davis is wrong, he needs to get proof that he never father a child with a 14yr several years ago while he was 18 or 19. He needs to show proof that he never molested young boys or abuse women. I wonder will the judge order a DNA test or call to the stands all these people Tony Davis posted about who claimed to be victims of lewis abusive ways?
Dumbass at 5:41. You have the proof process backwards. The douche Davis is the one who must produce proof. Mr. Lewis is innocent until PROVEN guilty. Another JPS grad. Nut job posted the bogus, hateful, erroneous claims. HE must now put up or shut up and pay.
I hope he gets burned.
Well said Jackson Firefighter. It is about time somebody called Davis out for the lying blowhard nut he is.
My money says 5:41 *IS* the douchebag Tony Davis. Look at the atrocious grammar in the post, which duplicates his lack of English skills in his posts on his silly FB page.
I do enjoy the correct usage of the descriptor, "douchebag".
Only on JJ would one find such educated commentary!
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